A seemingly ordinary rocket rose from the ground and shot into the air. The flames at the tail of the rocket launched like fireworks, flying higher and higher, which was really beautiful.
When the rocket flew to an altitude of several hundred meters, the rocket did not explode. The tail of the rocket fell off, but the warhead flashed brightly, emitting a dazzling incandescent light.
The training ground with a radius of one kilometer was suddenly illuminated by the violently burning rocket. Compared with the incendiary bombs in the sky, the lanterns held by the guards on the ground were simply the light of fireflies.
The rocket seemed to have turned into a small sun, hanging in the sky several hundred meters high, slowly descending at a speed of several meters per second.
Seeing that the flare test was successful, everyone was very excited and cheered and clapped.
Now, following Li Zhi's words and deeds, many people in Fanjiazhuang have begun to express their appreciation by applauding. Applauding when watching a play, applauding when watching a juggler's performance, applauding when seeing Jin Guogong invent something new and magical.
Of course everyone should applaud.
What Li Zhi got this time was flares.
Flares are a very important thing for today's Huben Army, and they are the key to whether the Huben Army can defeat the enemy in the dark.
In the past, the Huben Army fought together with other Ming armies, and there was no need to consider special operations. The Huben Army played the role of a sharp knife with the cooperation of friendly forces. The possibility of special operations such as fighting in rain, snow, and night operations was extremely small. Because of special operations
During the battle, the friendly forces of the Huben Army will stand up to resist, and the enemy will not benefit from it.
However, as the Huben Army became stronger and stronger, the Huben Army began to fight alone, which faced the test of special operations.
Since it is impossible for the enemy to defeat the Huben Army on a clear day, they will naturally try to attack the Huben Army on rainy days and at night. The battle in Henan has proven that the enemy is not a fool. He will fight on rainy days and will use all natural factors to reduce the power of the Huben Army.
combat effectiveness.
If the invading army breaks the cauldron and attacks the Huben army in the dark, the Huben army will have to fight hand-to-hand with the intruders.
Li Zhi has adapted the rifle to the light rain. The next thing to overcome is the dark night. The simplest and most effective way to deal with the dark night environment is flares.
The flare is not complicated. The simplest way to make it is to use aluminum powder, saltpeter powder and rosin to stick together to form a combustible material. When this combustible material burns, it will emit a huge bright light. And because of the bonding effect of the rosin, the flare is made from scratch.
If it burns gradually in place, it can burn for more than a minute.
There is a parachute hanging from the tail of the flare. When the rocket flies to the highest altitude, the parachute is ejected from the missile body and opens in the air. The violently burning flare and the parachute slowly descend together, illuminating the nearby area.
Li Zhi stood on the training ground and watched the flare slowly land and go out.
Zu Dashou said loudly: "My lord, with this sharp weapon, our infantry are not afraid of any tricks. Even if the intruders attack the camp at night, they can be killed."
Li Zhi nodded.
Zhong Feng suddenly asked: "Commander, if we drive the intruders out of Henan this time, will we withdraw after we finish the fight?"
Li Zhi turned around and looked at Zhong Feng.
Zhong Feng observed Li Zhi's face and thought he had asked something he shouldn't have asked, so he smiled and scratched his head.
Li Zhi said: "If Henan is handed over to the gentry, these gentry will definitely counterattack and take revenge. In less than three years, Henan will have new bandits. This time after we wiped out the bandits in Henan, we will take over Henan. We
We must be responsible for the poor people in Henan, so that they can have enough to eat and not become thieves."
Hearing Li Zhi's words, Zhong Feng rubbed his head and laughed.
Zhong Feng felt that he admired the military commander more and more. Even though he was going to Henan to expand his territory, he still managed to get the emperor to ask for troops. After occupying the new territory, he refused to leave, and he spoke so righteously.
However, after occupying Henan, there will be an additional governor of Henan and the position of commander-in-chief of Henan. Who will take it then?
Zhong Feng was thinking about it when he heard Li Zhi say: "Two thousand soldiers have been withdrawn from Henan and 10,000 soldiers have been withdrawn from Huai'an. Now we have 12,000 veterans. Zhong Feng, take these soldiers and horses with you." When you go to crusade against the rebellious North Korea, you must bring the head of North Korean King Li Zhu to me."
Zhong Feng gave a military salute and said loudly: "Commander, don't worry."
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On the fifth day of August, Zhong Feng led the Northern Expeditionary Army against 170,000 Korean rebels at Phoenix Fort.
Phoenix Fort was known as Fengcheng in later generations. It was already in Li Zhi's Liaodong Province, more than a hundred miles away from the North Korean border. After controlling the internal situation in North Korea, the North Korean rebels sent troops to attack Liaodong and had already reached Phoenix Fort. If Zhong Feng's troops had not landed directly in Liaodong Province by boat, the North Korean rebels might have fought all the way to the provincial capital Shenyang.
Zhong Feng's Northern Expeditionary Army suddenly landed, which surprised the North Korean army. The North Korean leader Park Dae-kyung, who led the troops, lined up 170,000 "two squads" of servants in front of the Huben Army and surrounded the Northern Expeditionary Army from three directions.
However, Park Dae-kyung was so indecisive that he surrounded the Northern Expeditionary Army but did not dare to attack. The Tiger Army, which was armed to the teeth, once swept across North Korea, which put great psychological pressure on Park Dae-kyung. The 170,000-strong army stood in formation from morning to noon, but never attacked the five soldiers. The tigers and soldiers inside and outside.
Zhong Feng saw that the Koreans had no fighting spirit and there was no wind today, so he raised twenty hot air balloons that frightened the Koreans.
Weapons such as hot air balloons are not suitable against the Jiangbei Army. If they fly too low, they may be shot down by random gunshots. If they fly too high, they lose their attack power. Against guerrilla troops that come and go like the wind, hot air balloons are difficult to chase. The escape speed of a high-class thief. But for the Koreans who like to fight positional warfare and do not have long-range firearms, hot air balloons are a big killer.
Seeing the hot air balloon, Park Dae Kyung's face turned pale. Thinking of the hot air balloon massacre at the top of Seoul, he lost his fighting spirit.
Jin Jingyou, the Ping An Dao soldier next to Park Da Jing, had never seen a hot air balloon. Seeing the huge sphere rising slowly into the sky, Jin Jingyou turned pale with fright and turned to look at Park Da Jing: "Prime Minister, Li Zhi's people know magic. ?”
Park Dae Kyung closed his eyes and shook his head.
"That's a hot air balloon, and the people on it will shoot at our soldiers!"
Jin Jingyou was already panicked and asked: "What should we do? Prime Minister? What should we do?"
Park Dajing stamped his feet and gritted his teeth and said: "Retreat, we have no way to attack the hot air balloon, we will only be beaten in vain. Let's retreat and think about it in the long run."
Jin Jingyou said: "Prime Minister, are we fleeing without a fight? The Tianjin people will chase us all the way to Seoul. This battle will be fought sooner or later. The later we fight, the lower our morale will be. If we really don't fight until we reach Seoul, I'm afraid the army will be defeated." Morale is about to collapse.”
Park Dajing glared at the slowly floating hot air balloon and said: "We have absolutely no chance of winning in a head-on battle. We will select 20,000 servants who can see at night and attack the Tianjin people's camp at midnight."
